Fort Erie - Canada's Bloodiest Battlefield during War of 1812

In the summer and fall of 1814, the British and Americans conducted a desperate struggle for control of the Niagara peninsula. The focus of the campaign in August and September was Fort Erie, which guarded the entrance into the Niagara River from Lake Erie. Canada's History visited with the museum curator and manager Heather Gorman to learn more about this important historic site. [This video was originally produced in 2013]

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[gilliesiut]

I watched this re-enactment. It was a amazing display

[MajorMosh]

Omg I live 50 mins away from old fort erie, never knew it was there let alone you could do tours! I’m totally going as soon as possible

[corygriffiths]

My 6x Great Grandfather was in the War of 1812.

[k.s.]

The De Watteville Regiment fought here. In its ranks were men from a number of ethnic groups, including Poles, Germans, Italians, and French.

[The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

I would love to see a segment on Lieutenant Colonel James “Buster” Sutherland Brown and Defence Scheme Number 1. : )

[espo]

Ahh, the "nightmare before Christmas"

[ConordoDoyle]

They were irish Americans most of them born in Ireland.

[aandegBine]

would have liked more Indigenous content as our ancestors played a big role in defending our lands from the American invasion

[JustJinxsMom]

IMO, no way this was the bloodiest battle. NOTL was burnt to the ground when the Americans took over. Sure, wasn't a battle; but it happened after a battle with intent to harm locals. Both were terrible and tragic, but her count of roughly 3500 doesn't match the battle of Fort George + the innocent townspeople